Air Combat Command reportedly directed its fighter and bomber units to stand down yesterday and today to give the airmen time to review safety procedures in light of the recent B-52 bomber weapons misadventure. The incident prompted Air Force Secretary...

The Arizona Daily Star reports that one airman died and another was injured Sept. 12 when they were struck by a forklift as they walked across a parking lot at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. A subsequent report revealed that the two...

Apparently folks in Louisiana believe the Air Force has decided to place its new Cyber Command at Barksdale Air Force Base. The Shreveport Times reports that Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told a gathering in Shreveport that the service would...

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley was on hand at Maxwell AFB, Ala., on Thursday to hear Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley announce the return of the 100th Fighter Squadron designation, this time to be carried by an Air National Guard...

In addition to the creation of an active associate unit at Montgomery, Ala. (see above), the Air Force plans to form several other active associate units and extend its community basing effort. Earlier this year, several lawmakers urged the service...

The Russians have tested a new air-delivered bomb that betters the explosive power of USAF’s massive ordnance air blast weapon. (The acronym MOAB also stands for its popular name, the mother of all bombs.) Associated Press reports that the Russian...

Prospective Reserve officers will get their officer training at Maxwell AFB, Ala., the home of the active duty Officer Training School. Previously, Air Force Reserve Command had trained its officer force at both Maxwell and McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn., at the...

The Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Airport sent off its last A-10 attack jet, reports The Republican. Although wing airmen may feel nostalgic since the unit operated Warthogs for nearly 30 years, they will be continuing...

The controversial executive agent issue concerning higher flying unmanned aerial vehicles could be decided soon. Roxana Tiron of The Hill reports that Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England planned to meet with the Deputy Advisory Working Group on the issue yesterday.

Seminars and lectures at the recent Air Education and Training Command 2007 Symposium focused on expeditionary war fighting, deciphering culture, the long war, and accelerating change, reports Capt. Tony Wickman. At the kickoff, AETC boss Gen. William Looney III noted...

The Air Force and other services still are helping support Hurricane Felix relief efforts in Nicaragua. Army and Navy helicopters attached to Joint Task Force-Bravo flew dozens of sorties during the weekend, conducting search and rescue missions and transporting essential...

Thousands of Guard and Reserve members need to hustle to meet a Sept. 30 deadline for enrolling in the newly restructured Tricare Reserve Select health care plan. There will be no automatic rollover into the new plan for current Tricare...

Sept. 12, 2007 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 11 9 20 CAS/Armed Recon 69 40 109 Airlift 170 170 Air refueling 56 56 Total 80 49 226 355 OIF=Operation Iraqi Freedom OEF=Operation Enduring Freedom ISR=Intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance Airlift includes Horn...